Philo judaeus, greekspeaking jewish philosopher, the most important representative of hellenistic judaism. With regard to the former position, the seminal work was that of walter stace 1960, whose mysticism and philosophy set the stage for the debate by adopting two methodological ralph w. Stace pdf book, free download mysticism and philosophy by w. Walter terence stace 17 november 1886 2 august 1967 was a british civil servant, educator, public philosopher and epistemologist, who wrote on hegel, mysticism, and moral relativism. At the time of writing, stace was a professor of philosophy at princeton university, where he had worked since 1932 after a 22year career in the ceylon civil service. The origin of western mysticism mysticism and science. He was educated at fettes college, edinburgh, and at trinity college, dublin, where he graduated in philosophy.
Time and eternity an essay on the philosophy of religion 1st imp. In his book entitled mysticism and philosophy, walter stace points out that the very word mysticism is an unfortunate one. The idea of god creating the world out of nothing, in an. For this reason i have made substantial portions of the book available on this site along with comments. Stace walter terence stace is the most frequently quoted expert when defining mysticism. Mysticism is a major element of the mystery of iniquity. Therefore some old writers referred to the trash or poison of mysticism and others spoke of its vagueness or crude. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Mystical experience and metaphysics paul marshall in chapter 2 of beyond physicalism, i suggest that mystical experience, if a source of genuine metaphysical insight, can shed light on a variety of extraordinary phenomena, including psi and neardeath experience, as well as the mystery that is ordinary consciousness. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Princeton new jersey 1952, princeton university press, 169 pp is a philosophy book written by walter terence stace.
This book is a classic in the field of mysticism and has been long out of print, and practically unavailable. Buckes version of the argument for the objectivity of mystical experiences which various writers have based upon the alleged fact that such experiences in all times, places, and cultures have been basically the same, or that. Stace however critically looks at the claims of mystics from an analytical perspective in philosophy, suspending judgement on the truth. Belief in direct experience of transcendent reality or god, especially by means of contemplation and asceticism instead of rational thought. Martins press 1960 abstract this article has no associated abstract. A critical history of greek philosophy stace, walter terence virtually every aspect of the modern western worldview has its roots in the remarkably diverse body of philosophy that emerged from a small patch of land in the mediterranean thousands of years ago. She was one of the most widely read writers on such matters in the first half of the twentieth century. Joness numerous philosophical studies of mysticism. He worked with the ceylon civil service from 19101932, and from 19321955 he was employed by princeton university in the department of philosophy. We might begin by noting that in the early 1960s a wide. Double vision is not objective because the duplication of objects which occurs when the 9. Monistic, theistic, and the theomonistic volume 29 issue 2 michael stoeber. The only copy in the auckland public library system went missing some years ago.
Staces mysticism and philosophy focuses almost exclusively upon staces characterisation of two basic types of mystical experience located within chapter two, the problem of the universal core. A call for reconciliation the divine universe reflections on the soul body and soul mystical theology. His writings provide the clearest view of this development of judaism in the diaspora. Stace and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Evelyn underhill was an english writer and pacifist known for her many works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular christian mysticism. Because of the nature of mysticism, firsthand objective studies of it are virtually impossible, and students must confine. Walter terence stace was a british civil servant, educator, public philosopher and epistemologist, who wrote on hegel, mysticism, and moral relativism. Nature mysticism seems to refer to examples that do not fit into one of these two categories. Philosophy of mysticism, raids on the ineffable is the latest of richard h. All page references are to mysticism and philosophy unless otherwise noted. Many have turned to mysticism in order to try and fill this need, and the increase in popularity in mysticism and thinkers like meister eckhart has been matched by a flurry of academic interest in mysticism. He critically extends stace s universal core and embeds it in a sophisticated discussion of the extent, range, and metaphysical implications of mysticism.
Stace princeton new jersey 1952, princeton university press, 169 pp is a philosophy book written by walter terence stace. No major comprehensive book on the philosophy of mysticism has been published since walter staces mysticism and philosophy in 1960 since then, a number of developments and new issues have arisen in particular, those raised by postmodernism and scientific research. Practical mysticism by evelyn underhill free pdf download. This is a significant extension of the seminal work by walter stace, mysticism and philosophy. With such imprecision in the use of the term mysticism abounding, it is im portant that any scholarly discussion begin with a precise definition of the subject. They are captured by lies under the guise of truth.